Cases

A regional participatory process, coordinated by three municipalities in to inform and garner feedback from citizens on the proposed renovation of the Florence Airport. The process consisted of 5 bi-weekly face-to-face meetings, and ended with the submission of a final report to regional authorities.

In 2005, the City of Portland engaged community members in a comprehensive review and assessment of Portland’s 35-year-old neighborhood and community involvement system. The result was a unique, comprehensive and strategic “Five-year Plan to Increase Community Involvement in Portland.” The ongoing implementation of this plan by the City of Portland...

From 2007 to 2009, Imagine Durban sought to engage Durban's 3.5 million residents in an integrated, long-term and sustainable look at the city. The main purpose of the Imagine Durban project was to develop a visionary plan that could inspire citizens, non-governmental organizations, business and government to work together to...

The project involves independent civil monitoring of police detention facilities and conditions and aims at establishing the extent to which legal provisions are being implemented and human rights are being protected. In the long run the project should contribute to promoting the principles of transparency and accountability in police work,...